Course ID: ARTH101

Name: INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART I

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Course ID: DRMA102

Name: PLAY ANALYSIS

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

DRMA 102 is an in-depth look into the key elements and concepts of Play Analysis. This course introduces students to a variety of approaches when analyzing plays. It will focus on elements of genre, structure, style, character, theme, language, imagery, and dramatic action, among other topics pertinent to dramatic narrative and structure. PREREQUISITE: 60% in ELA 30-1

Course ID: ENGL106

Name: INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA AND TO POETRY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Course ID: FREN101

Name: INTRODUCTORY FRENCH I

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

French 101 is the first semester of an introductory French program. This course will help you to learn how to use the French language to communicate about various topics that are relevant to your daily activities, as well as to the realities of the world in which you live. Both classroom activities and major exams will target all four language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. You will acquire basic grammatical and lexical knowledge that will allow you to carry out a wide-range of communicative tasks. The language learning process will occur within a cultural framework in which you will be introduced to various French-speaking peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Course ID: HIST101

Name: THE EARLY MODERN WORLD

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

History 101 is intended to introduce students both to the content of early modern world history and to the study of history at the university level. In content, the course traces the development of the world from around 1400 to around 1800. As with any history, the focus of the classes and readings is selective; we cannot hope to cover every society and nation in equal depth, but must attempt to negotiate a balance between specific historical detail and broad themes. In the process, students will be expected to develop and utilise skills needed for history as an academic discipline, such as the ability to remember when things happened and how they fit together, the ability to read historical texts carefully and to ask questions of those texts, and the ability to express themselves clearly and coherently in writing. Ideally, students should come away from this course not simply knowing “facts,” but equipped to think historically about the world in which we live, and armed with skills of critical analysis and expression that they will find applicable to many areas of endeavour aside from history. Prerequisites: 60% in ELA 30-1

Course ID: PSYC104

Name: INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course is a prerequisite to other psychology courses at Portage College. This Introductory psychology course is intended to inspire an interest in, and an appreciation for, the field of psychology.  Topics in this course include the history of psychological science, psychological research methods, the structure and function of the brain and nervous system, learning, sensation, perception, memory, consciousness, thought, and language.

Prerequisites: 60% in ELA 30-1

Course ID: ENGL108

Name: INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL AND THE SHORT STORY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

English 108 is designed to teach critical writing, critical reading, and critical thinking while studying canonical literary texts from the eighteenth to the twentieth-first centuries. This course combines the study of literary works with instructional texts to teach students to express themselves more clearly in writing and in speech. The creators of this course also hope that students develop an appreciation for fine literary works. This course will present novels and short stories from a variety of historical periods, and from a variety of cultural contexts. Particular emphasis will be place of the development of correct writing style, rhetorical skills, and thinking skills required for academic study. A minimum of thirty percent of class time will be devoted to writing instruction, which may take any or all of the following forms: formal written assignments, informal writing exercises, writing workshops, stylistic and rhetorical analysis, research skills, peer editing, group writing projects, and ungraded writing. Students will write two formal essays that will be graded, including an analytical and a research paper. The total amount of writing will be no less than 3,000 words.

Course ID: INTD205

Name: CAREER INTERNSHIP 1

Hours: 130

Credits: 3

This unique, optional course provides students the opportunity to put classroom learning into practice in a 100-hour work experience. Students can apply their academic knowledge and skills to meaningful experiences in the workplace within their field of study and/or their career goals. This course involves 30 hours of employment training activities prior to entering the 100-hour placement. Students are responsible for securing an approved work-experience placement; the work experience is monitored and evaluated by the employer.

Pre/Corequisites: Completed 12 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.5 (prior to enrolment) and permission from the Coordinator or designate

Course ID: HIST102

Name: THE MODERN WORLD

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

History 102 is intended to introduce students both to the content of modern world history and to the study of history at the university level. In content, the course traces the development of the modern world since around 1800. As with any history, the focus of the classes and readings is selective; we cannot hope to cover every society and nation in equal depth, but must attempt to negotiate a balance between specific historical detail and broad themes. In the process, students will be expected to develop and utilise skills needed for history as an academic discipline, such as the ability to remember when things happened and how they fit together, the ability to read historical texts carefully and to ask questions of those texts, and the ability to express themselves clearly and coherently in writing. Ideally, students should come away from this course not simply knowing “facts,” but equipped to think historically about the world in which we live, and armed with skills of critical analysis and expression that they will find applicable to many areas of endeavour aside from history. Prerequisites: 60% in ELA 30-1

Course ID: PSYC105

Name: INDIVIDUAL & SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course is the second half of the Introductory Psychology course sequence. It will cover such topics as human intellect, human development from birth to old age, motivation, emotion, personality, social psychological processes, stress and health, as well as mental disorders and their treatments. This course is an overview of these diverse topics, most of which can be studied in one or more complete courses. Prerequisites: PSYC104

Course ID: SOCI101

Name: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Course ID: CREE101

Name: CREE LANGUAGE

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Introductory Cree Part One provides instruction at the introductory level.  Students will learn basic Plains Cree (Y Dialect) conversational skills. This course is designed to focus on speaking and listening skills.  Students will learn conversational skills through online instruction, group activities and project work. The goal of this course is to expand vocabulary and increase the student's fluency in spoken Plains Cree. Situations at home, school or community will be used to engage learners. Cree culture and protocol will be discussed to enhance the accurate use of particular Cree words during a dialogue.  This course will prepare students for Intermediate levels of Cree language study at the university level.

This course is a prerequisite for CREE102.

Prerequisite – None

*Course offering is based on public interest.

Course ID: EASC101

Name: INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCES: GEOLOGY & GEOMORPHOLOGY

Hours: 84

Credits: 3

Course ID: PSYC241

Name: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Social Psychology is the scientific study of the way people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people. This course examines the predominant theories and research on individuals in a social context. Specific topics that are discussed include: understanding ourselves in relation to our social world, the self-concept, impression formation and management, attitudes and attitude change, interpersonal attraction, altruism, aggression, conformity, group dynamics, prejudice, and social psychology’s role in health, the environment, and the law. Prerequisites: PSYC104

Course ID: BIOL102

Name: ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Hours: 84

Credits: 3

This course is designed for both Biology majors and non-majors, and explores the principal lineages of organisms on earth: bacteria and archaea, fungi, protists, plants and animals. The relationships of these organisms to their environment and their influence in shaping that environment are examined. Evolutionary pathways and their influence on the diversity of extinct and extant organisms and the classification schemes that we use to distinguish them are discussed. The role that organisms (including humans) have played in the development and maintenance of major ecosystem processes are also studied. This course includes a lab component. PREREQUISITES: 60% in ELA 30-1 and 60% in BIO 30

Course ID: PSYC202

Name: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course explores the development of the person through the stages of infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and death. Each stage of human development will be studied from a physical, cognitive, and psychosocial perspective. The course will include developmental influences related to family systems and culture. Prerequisites: PSYC104

Course ID: SOCI224

Name: SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE AND CONFORMITY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

An in-depth look into crime and deviance in society, looking at specific schools of thought regarding deviance and conformity within society. A historical overview included with modern ideas of crime and criminality will round out a picture of deviance and crime in contemporary society. The course will focus on such behaviours as homicide, drug use, prostitution, gangs, mental illness, and sexuality. Prerequisites: SOCI 101

Course ID: BIOL232

Name: PHYSIOLOGY II

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course focuses on the study of homeostasis and how it is altered by physical, biochemical, microbial or genetic factors, providing an in-depth understanding of the mechanism of human body function, pathophysiology (disordered physiology) and disease processes. The course summarizes the normal function of each organ system and then presents a number of major diseases of each system, showing how symptoms and signs of selected diseases are produced by pathophysiology. This course is designed to prepare students in medical fields of study for advanced courses in their respective fields, as well as other university transfer students.

The prerequisites are 60% in ELA30-1 and BIOL230 & 231

Course ID: INTD206

Name: CAREER INTERNSHIP 2

Hours: 130

Credits: 3

This course provides students the opportunity to further their work experience and continue to develop skills established in the classroom and in their initial practicum. Students apply their academic knowledge and skills to meaningful experiences in the workplace within their field of study and/or their career goals. In a 130-hour work placement, students identify the skills in INTD205 that require additional practice and develop new practical skills to build their repertoire. Students are responsible for securing an approved work-experience placement; the work experience is monitored and evaluated by the employer.

Pre/Corequisites: INTD205 and a minimum GPA of 2.5 (prior to enrolment), and permission from the Coordinator or designate

Course ID: ENGL388

Name: MYTH & FOLKLORE: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Western English-speaking civilization has deeply imbedded in it myths and folklore drawn from a very wide range of cultures, from the ancient Greek and Roman, to Norse and Arabic legend, from Arthurian legend to pagan religion, from oral folk tales to superstitions and traditional songs. Much children’s literature, particularly novels in a children’s fantasy genre, draws heavily on these traditions, both consciously and unconsciously. Prerequisites: ENGL106 and ENGL108

Course ID: ENGL102

Name: INTRODUCTORY COMPOSITION

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Course ID: HIST101

Name: THE EARLY MODERN WORLD

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

History 101 is intended to introduce students both to the content of early modern world history and to the study of history at the university level. In content, the course traces the development of the world from around 1400 to around 1800. As with any history, the focus of the classes and readings is selective; we cannot hope to cover every society and nation in equal depth, but must attempt to negotiate a balance between specific historical detail and broad themes. In the process, students will be expected to develop and utilise skills needed for history as an academic discipline, such as the ability to remember when things happened and how they fit together, the ability to read historical texts carefully and to ask questions of those texts, and the ability to express themselves clearly and coherently in writing. Ideally, students should come away from this course not simply knowing “facts,” but equipped to think historically about the world in which we live, and armed with skills of critical analysis and expression that they will find applicable to many areas of endeavour aside from history. Prerequisites: 60% in ELA 30-1

Course ID: ENGL108

Name: INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL AND THE SHORT STORY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

English 108 is designed to teach critical writing, critical reading, and critical thinking while studying canonical literary texts from the eighteenth to the twentieth-first centuries. This course combines the study of literary works with instructional texts to teach students to express themselves more clearly in writing and in speech. The creators of this course also hope that students develop an appreciation for fine literary works. This course will present novels and short stories from a variety of historical periods, and from a variety of cultural contexts. Particular emphasis will be place of the development of correct writing style, rhetorical skills, and thinking skills required for academic study. A minimum of thirty percent of class time will be devoted to writing instruction, which may take any or all of the following forms: formal written assignments, informal writing exercises, writing workshops, stylistic and rhetorical analysis, research skills, peer editing, group writing projects, and ungraded writing. Students will write two formal essays that will be graded, including an analytical and a research paper. The total amount of writing will be no less than 3,000 words.

Course ID: FREN102

Name: INTRODUCTORY FRENCH II

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

French 102 is the second semester of an introductory French program which focuses on the French language and Francophone cultures throughout the world. This course is designed to facilitate the further development of your communication skills in French and to give you a balance of all four language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. By the end of the semester, you will be able to initiate and sustain interactions in French, understand the main ideas of what you hear, see, and read in French, and express yourself clearly in written French. In addition to acquiring intermediate-level grammatical and linguistic knowledge, you will also gain a deeper understanding of diverse aspects of French-speaking cultures. Prerequisites: FREN 101

Course ID: HIST102

Name: THE MODERN WORLD

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

History 102 is intended to introduce students both to the content of modern world history and to the study of history at the university level. In content, the course traces the development of the modern world since around 1800. As with any history, the focus of the classes and readings is selective; we cannot hope to cover every society and nation in equal depth, but must attempt to negotiate a balance between specific historical detail and broad themes. In the process, students will be expected to develop and utilise skills needed for history as an academic discipline, such as the ability to remember when things happened and how they fit together, the ability to read historical texts carefully and to ask questions of those texts, and the ability to express themselves clearly and coherently in writing. Ideally, students should come away from this course not simply knowing “facts,” but equipped to think historically about the world in which we live, and armed with skills of critical analysis and expression that they will find applicable to many areas of endeavour aside from history. Prerequisites: 60% in ELA 30-1

Course ID: PSYC105

Name: INDIVIDUAL & SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course is the second half of the Introductory Psychology course sequence. It will cover such topics as human intellect, human development from birth to old age, motivation, emotion, personality, social psychological processes, stress and health, as well as mental disorders and their treatments. This course is an overview of these diverse topics, most of which can be studied in one or more complete courses. Prerequisites: PSYC104

Course ID: PSYC233

Name: PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course involves an introduction to the primary perspectives of personality development, the theories and theorists, and their supporting research. The major perspectives which will be studied include: psychoanalytic, neoanalytic, phenomenological, learning, cognitive, dispositional, and biological. A number of alternative theories within these perspectives will also be examined and compared. The concepts of personality development emerging from psychological research and theory will be emphasized. Prerequisites: PSYC104

Course ID: SOCI225

Name: CRIMINOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Criminology is the exploration and explanation of general patterns of law breaking behaviours. A basic understanding of the sociological study of crime will be provided by analyzing such topics as domestic and international terrorism, serial homicide, cyber-crime, organized and white-collar crime. A discussion of how crime is measured will also be provided. Prerequisites: SOCI 101

Course ID: ARTH102

Name: INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART II

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course introduces the history of visual arts and design from the 14th Century to the present day. While the course can be taken by itself, it also builds on the knowledge gained from ARTH 101, which covers the history of visual arts and design from the earliest times up to the 14th Century. Starting from a period considered to be the origin of our modern age, ARTH 102 follows the development of visual arts to the types of art, design, and architecture found in our contemporary world.

In our modern age, we are inclined to take for granted the cornucopia of visual images and art to which we are exposed, which has increased dramatically with the rise of mass advertising and television. In today's digital age, the impact of visual content is becoming more significant with the rise of the Internet and electronic media. Yet of all the arts, the visual arts are perhaps those most dependent on a continuum of evolution, development, tradition, and experimentation founded on earlier models. This course will introduce you to the wealth contained in that continuum. It will also introduce you to ways of looking at and considering visual art in a deeper and more fulfilling way. Students will acquire some vocabulary, terminology and more common methodologies. You will develop skills in analyzing and discussing works of art, understanding the cultural context of the art, and how works of art reflect cultural concerns and imperatives.

For those who wish to continue the study of art history, this course will provide the foundation for academic approaches to the subject. The course introduces some of the most significant human creations, works, and artifacts that impact human thoughts and experiences while continuing to influence our imaginations and intellect.

Course ID: PSYC241

Name: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

Social Psychology is the scientific study of the way people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people. This course examines the predominant theories and research on individuals in a social context. Specific topics that are discussed include: understanding ourselves in relation to our social world, the self-concept, impression formation and management, attitudes and attitude change, interpersonal attraction, altruism, aggression, conformity, group dynamics, prejudice, and social psychology’s role in health, the environment, and the law. Prerequisites: PSYC104

Course ID: PSYC285

Name: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course provides an overview of a variety of abnormal behaviours that are psychologically oriented. The characteristics and observable symptoms of psychological disorders are studied including various theoretical orientations, treatment methods, cultural, age and gender differences, and various factors related to the incidence of mental disorders. The learning in this course adds to the knowledge students acquired in Introductory Psychology and, for CSW students, Developmental Psychology.

Prerequisites: PSYC 104 and PSYC 202, or PSYC 105

Course ID: BIOL102

Name: ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Hours: 84

Credits: 3

This course is designed for both Biology majors and non-majors, and explores the principal lineages of organisms on earth: bacteria and archaea, fungi, protists, plants and animals. The relationships of these organisms to their environment and their influence in shaping that environment are examined. Evolutionary pathways and their influence on the diversity of extinct and extant organisms and the classification schemes that we use to distinguish them are discussed. The role that organisms (including humans) have played in the development and maintenance of major ecosystem processes are also studied. This course includes a lab component. PREREQUISITES: 60% in ELA 30-1 and 60% in BIO 30

Course ID: PSYC202

Name: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course explores the development of the person through the stages of infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and death. Each stage of human development will be studied from a physical, cognitive, and psychosocial perspective. The course will include developmental influences related to family systems and culture. Prerequisites: PSYC104

Course ID: SOCI224

Name: SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE AND CONFORMITY

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

An in-depth look into crime and deviance in society, looking at specific schools of thought regarding deviance and conformity within society. A historical overview included with modern ideas of crime and criminality will round out a picture of deviance and crime in contemporary society. The course will focus on such behaviours as homicide, drug use, prostitution, gangs, mental illness, and sexuality. Prerequisites: SOCI 101

Course ID: WGST201

Name: INTRODUCTORY WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES

Hours: 45

Credits: 3

This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of women and issues important to women. This course is a prerequisite for other women’s studies classes and will provide you with the theoretical foundations necessary for understanding women’s issues. The concept of gender will be explored as a critical category in relation to race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and culture. Social institutions such as education, family, work, health, sexuality, religion, and politics will be explored through the course readings, presentations and in-class discussions. Prerequisites: 60% in ELA 30-1